Bedding elements

ABSTRACT

Cover for bedding element suitable for receiving at least one comforter comprising a first main piece of fabric and a seecond main piece of fabric joined together by their lateral borders and at least one holding device which in substance takes on the form of a rectangle parallelepiped open on one of its sides, and suitable for conforming in shape to an extremity of the mattress characterized in that said holding device is an integral part of the cover, and is formed by the first main piece of fabric and the second main piece of fabric, in such a way that the cover is reversible.

This application is the national phase of international applicationPCT/IB97/01315 filed Oct. 20, 1997 which designated the U.S.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION Description of the Related Art

This invention relates to bedding elements, and in particular the coversfor these, especial comforter covers.

Different models of comforter covers are available on the market. Suchcovers comprise at least two pieces of fabric joined together by theirlateral borders and by the front borders destined to be turned towardthe head of the bed. Usually, the rear borders, destined to be turnedtoward the food of the bed, are left either completely or partiallyopen, in order to be able to insert the comforter into the cover and towithdraw it therefrom with ease. The cover and the comforter are simplytucked under the mattress. The width of the cover (and the comforter) isoften greater than that of the mattress. As time passes, because of themovements of the sleepers, on the one hand the comforter has a tendencyto come out of the cover, and on the other hand the bed has a tendencyto become undone.

Comforter covers can be found on the market, but whose open side isprovided with a piece of fabric stitched smaller or attached differentlyto the free part from that of the two pieces of fabric destined to beturned toward the top of the bedding. It is then this piece ofadditional fabric which is tucked under the mattress. Such a cover isfor example described in the patent application EP-A-0 026 968, and inthe patents CH-A-202 811 and CH-A-214326. This category of cover allowsthe comforter to come out less easily, but it is not held on the bedsatisfactorily either.

In the applications GB-A-2 023 419 and GB-A-2 031 504 for example,comforters provided with different pieces of fabric destined to betucked under the mattress have also been put forward.

Other models are also known, in which it is each of the two main piecesof fabric which take on a particular form as they extend, in the middleof their rear borders, by narrow pieces of fabric themselves stitched toone another, and both of which are tucked under the mattress. This typeof comforter cover is more satisfactory, but nevertheless imperfect forthe sleeper.

Indeed, as in all the other known types, the bed, in the long run, has atendency to undo, and the comforter furthermore has a tendency to moveinside the cover.

There has been proposed, for example in U.S. Pat. No. 4,316,299, a nonreversible comforter cover for which one end acts as a holding device,in substance taking on the form of a rectangle parallelepiped, andsuitable for conforming in shape to an extremity of the mattress

In the document GB-A-2 191 088, there is proposed on the other hand acomforter cover which is reversible in principle, comprising for thispurpose several additional pieces of fabric.

Except if there is used a complex and unaesthetic structure requiringnumerous handling for the manufacturing and the maintenance, as is thecase for the cover of the document GB-A-2191088, none of the comfortercovers mentioned above is reversible.

The purpose of the invention is to solve this problem simply andefficiently.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The purpose of the invention is a bedding element cover suitable forreceiving at least one comforter comprising a first main piece of fabricand a second main piece of fabric joined together by their lateralborders. It comprises at least one holding device which in substancetakes on the form of a rectangle parallelepiped open on one of itssides, and suitable for conforming in shape to an extremity of themattress. The holding device is an integral part of the comforter coverand is formed by the main first piece of fabric and the second mainpiece of fabric, in such a way that the cover is reversible.

In that way, the problem forming the base of the invention is solvedsimply and efficiently.

Advantageously, a holding device comprises on each of its sides a firstassembly area and a second assembly area.

Preferably, the assembly areas consist of borders of the rectangleparallelepiped. They can be joined by stitching.

These assembly areas can be implemented from elements selected fromamong the borders of the pieces of fabric and the internal fabric areas.

In various embodiments, the covers according to the invention compriseat least two compartments each suitable for receiving a comforter. Theycan comprise three.

A cover according to the invention can also comprise at least oneintermediate piece of fabric placed between the two main pieces offabric, this intermediate piece having dimensions such that it issuitable for being superposed on the two other pieces by defining withthe main pieces two compartments each suitable for receiving acomforter.

A holding device for a cover according to the invention can be suitablefor conforming in shape to the foot or the head of a mattress.

Advantageously, the covers according to the invention can compriseelements suitable for enabling their attachment to a mattress. These arefor example flaps of fabric.

The purpose of the invention is also a bedding element comprising acover according to the invention and at least one padding elementselected from among the comforters and the auxiliary mattresses. Such abedding element is suitable for being utilized on a mattress, but alsoas a sleeping-bag.

In a particular embodiment, it can comprise a holding device suitablefor conforming in shape to the head of a mattress when it is utilized onsuch a mattress, and suitable for receiving a pillow when it is utilizedas a sleeping-bag.

The purpose of the invention is also holding devices for covers forbedding elements as specified above.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention will be better understood by referring to thespecification which follows of various embodiments, reference being madeto the attached drawings, in which

FIG. 1 represents a pattern consisting of different pieces of fabricutilized for implementing a first embodiment of a reversible cover for abedding element according to the invention;

FIG. 2 represents a view in isometric projection with partial cut-awayof this first embodiment of a reversible cover for a bedding elementaccording to the invention, containing a comforter, and secured at thefoot of a mattress;

FIG. 3 illustrates a method for implementing a reversible holding devicefor a cover for a bedding element according to the invention;

FIG. 4 represents a pattern consisting of different pieces of fabricutilized for implementing a second embodiment of a reversible cover fora bedding element according to the invention;

FIG. 5 is a view in perspective which represents this second embodimentof a reversible cover for a bedding element according to the invention,while being made;

FIG. 6 is a view in isometric projection which illustrates a firstimplementation of this second embodiment of a reversible cover for abedding element according to the invention, comprising a comforter andsecured to a mattress;

FIG. 7 is a view in isometric projection with partial cut-aways whichillustrate a second implementation of this second embodiment of areversible cover for a bedding element according to the inventioncomprising two comforters, and utilized in the absence of a mattress;

FIG. 8 represents a pattern consisting of different pieces of fabricutilized for implementing a third embodiment of a cover for a beddingelement according to the invention;

FIG. 9 illustrates this third embodiment while being made;

FIG. 10 illustrates a detail of a stage in the implementing of thisthird embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of this third embodiment of a coverfor a bedding element according to the invention utilized on a mattressto the head of which it is secured;

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of this third embodiment of a coverfor a bedding element according to the invention utilized withoutmattress; and

FIG. 13 is a general view with a partial cut-away of this thirdembodiment of a cover for a bedding element according to the invention,in a practical position for its transportation.

FIGS. 1 and 2 represent a completely reversible cover 100 according tothe invention, respectively prior to and after being made.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The cover 100 is provided for receiving a comforter 101, visible in thecut-away made in FIG. 2. As can also be seen in this FIG. 2, the cover100 can be utilized on a mattress 1, to the foot 2 of which it is thenperfectly secured owing to its integrated holding device, indicated bythe general reference 500, which will be described in greater detail inthe remainder of the specification.

The first main piece of fabric 102 and the second main piece of fabric103 are superposed in a manner such that their respective first lateralborders 104, their intermediate borders 105, their second lateralborders 106, as well as their front borders 107 and their rear borders108 coincide.

They are joined one to the other, preferably stitched, by their firstlateral borders 104 (bordering on its elevation the widest part of eachof the pieces 102 and 103), their intermediate borders 105 and theirsecond lateral borders 106 (bordering on its elevation the narrowestpart of each of the pieces 102 and 103).

By convention, the front side of a piece of fabric is indicated by theletter R (for “recto”) according to the reference figure given to thepiece. Its reverse side is indicated in similar manner by the letter V(for “verso”).

The assembly is effected in a manner such that, when the cover 100 isfinished, the reverse sides 102V and 103V between which the comforter101 will be inserted into the resulting compartment are classicallyturned one toward the other. It will be noted that in this case, a piece102 has been represented embellished with decorated designs and a plainpiece 103. In FIG. 2 a cover 100 according to the invention isrepresented with its side 102R turned outward; following a simplemanipulation, it would nevertheless be possible to obtain a cover 100with the same form having a plain appearance procured by the side 103R.The embodiment represented in FIGS. 1 and 2 is indeed completelyreversible.

Generally, the comforter 101 utilized has a length and a width veryslightly smaller than those of the part of the cover 100 determined bythe first lateral borders 104, the intermediate borders 105, and thefront borders 107 destined to be turned toward the head 3 of themattress 1.

They are therefore positioned in such a manner that their angles arelodged in the angles respectively formed by the first lateral borders104 and the front borders 107, and by these borders 104 and theintermediate borders 105, which contributes to its proper remaining inposition.

For ease, in FIG. 1 various lines are represented in horizontaldashed-dotted lines, and in vertical dashed-dotted lines, which to allintents and purposes separate different areas of the cover 100. Theysimply enable the differentiated handling of specific areas of borders104, 105 and 106 during assembly to be revealed in the specification.

The front area 109 of each of the first lateral borders 104 of a piece102 and 103 has no characteristic. It is simply stitched with the frontarea 109 corresponding to the other piece 103 or 102, between themeeting point with the front border 107 and that with the dashed-dottedline 110.

The rear area 111 of each of the first lateral borders 104 ranges fromthis latter meeting point to the point located at the angle formedbetween this first lateral border 104 and the intermediate border 105which is contiguous to it.

The intermediate borders 105 of the pieces 102 and 103 determine the endof an area delimited moreover in FIG. 1 by the dashed-dotted line 112.

The front area 113 of each of the second lateral borders 106 is insubstance perpendicular to the corresponding intermediate border 105,and has in substance the same length.

This front area 113 ranges from on the one hand the meeting pointbetween the intermediate border 105 and on the other hand the meetingpoint between the second lateral border 106 and the dashed-dotted line114.

Lastly, the rear area 115 of each of the second lateral borders 106extends from this latter meeting point to the meeting point between thesecond lateral border 106 and the rear border 108 which is contiguous toit. Each of the rear areas 115 has in substance the same length as eachof the rear areas 111.

The implementation of a first embodiment of a holding device 500according to the invention is specified above both with reference toFIGS. 1 and 2 and with reference to FIG. 3, which only illustrates anholding device 500.

This holding device 500 may be implemented from a pattern comprising, onthe one hand, the rearmost part of the piece 102, such as delimitedbetween the dotted line 110 and the rear border 108, and on the otherhand, the part corresponding to the piece 103. It is the side 103R whichis turned toward the outside of the device 500. In order not to multiplythe figures, such a pattern has nevertheless not been represented.

The implementation of a holding device 500 according to the invention isillustrated in FIG. 3.

Each of the borders 104, 105, and 106 of a piece 102 or 103 has to besuperposed with the corresponding border of the other piece 103 or 102,and assembled with it, for example by stitching.

The front area 113 of each second lateral border 106 is assembled with acorresponding intermediate border 105, which was in substanceperpendicular prior to assembly, and has in substance the same length.This way, a first assembly area 501, with dimensions equal to orslightly greater than that of the thickness of the mattress onto whichit is desired to secure the cover, is formed on each side of the holdingdevice 500—and therefore on each side of the cover 100.

Once an assembly area 501 is finished, the rear area 115 of eachcorresponding second lateral border 106 can be assembled with the reararea 111 of the corresponding first lateral border 104, which has insubstance the same length. In that manner a second assembly area 502 iscreated on each side of the holding device 500.

It has been ascertained that the implementation of the holding device500 produces folding lines 116. When a cover 100 is placed on a mattress1, as represented in FIG. 2, these folding lines 116, as well as theline 112 superpose roughly on the upper edges 4 of the mattress 1. Theoutermost areas of the cover 100 perfectly overlay the thickness 5 atthe foot 2. The line 114 superposes on the lower border (not visible inFIG. 2) located at the foot of the mattress 1. Thus, the holding device500 closely conforms in shape to the foot 2 over the entire length ofthe second assembly area 502. The comforter 101 provided with its cover100 is therefore perfectly held in place at the foot 2. Furthermore, theholding device 500 according to the invention ensures a proper holdingof the cover 100 and of the comforter 101 over the entire length of thebedclothes.

The length of the assembly area 502 is usually of the order of fortycentimeters. It is however to be understood that it may be greater orless in function of requirements, certain sleepers preferring morefreedom of movement, and others being more susceptible to cold.

Even though a holding device 500 is illustrated obtained by stitchingthe elements 105 and 113 in order to form the first assembly area 501and by stitching the elements 115 and 111 in order to form the secondassembly area 502, we will not depart from the scope of the invention byutilizing other assembly modes in order to obtain a holding device whichin substance takes on the form of a rectangle parallelepiped open on oneof its sides, and suitable for conforming in shape to the form of themattress. Thus, the assembled elements can be joined together by otherassembly modes than stitching. They can be borders or parts of bordersof pieces of fabric, as has been illustrated. They can also consist offolds, or be a combination of borders and folds.

The assembly areas need not necessarily be such that they can bysuperposed on the edges of a mattress. They can for example have anoblique disposition in relation to these edges or any otherconfiguration suitable for obtaining a holding device according to theinvention.

As mentioned above, the cover 100 represented in FIGS. 1 and 2 iscompletely reversible. The user can change the decoration of the beddingand be in contact with fresh and clean fabric without having to wash thecover too soon. Impeccable bedding will immediately be found because thecover is perfectly secured to the mattress in an instant. From theaesthetic point of view, the cover 100 is provided in order to exhibitan appearance both perfect in its reversed form and in its originalform.

The cover 100 is advantageously provided with reversible flaps 117,which are stitched in the front area 109, near the front borders 107.They can be provided with detachable attachment means such as Velcro(r)and be closed up on themselves in order to form a loop suitable forbeing attached to a mattress slat, in order to ensure a maximum holdingduring sleep. These flaps 117 are particularly interesting for restlesschildren or people susceptible to cold.

Preferably, the front borders 107 of the pieces 102 and 103 are stitchedto each other; the rear borders 108 are then simply hemmed and left freeone in relation to the other, in order to enable the insertion of acomforter 101 into the resulting compartment. Alternatively, they can beprovided with detachable attachment means such as defined above.

In case of need, the front borders 107 can also not be stitched, butattached to each other by such detachable attachment means. A comforter101 can then be inserted through the top of the cover 100 between thefront borders 107. In such a case, the rear borders 108 can be joinedtogether, by stitching or by detachable attachment means, or even befree.

As can be seen in FIG. 2, the rear borders 108 are destined to be tuckedunder the foot 2 of the mattress 1. When the cover 100 provided with itscomforter 101 is in place, this is held in place on the bed, andfurthermore tucked in such manner that it can in no case come out of thecover 100 through the opening provided between the rear borders 108without manipulation to this end. The impeccable appearance of the bedis guaranteed. Even during utilization, the cover 100 moves very little,and is hardly likely to come loose at the foot 2.

In the case of an opening provided between the front borders 107, acomforter 101 can be added or removed more rapidly, without having tostrip the whole bed.

The pattern of a cover 100 according to the invention can also comprisean intermediate piece of fabric (not represented in FIGS. 1 and 2),which, during assembly, can be stitched between the piece 102 and thepiece 103. This intermediate piece then has similar dimensions to thoseof the parts of the pieces 102 and 103 which are defined by the borders104, 105 and 107. The joining of the intermediate piece to the pieces102 and 103 can for example be implemented by simply stitching theborders 104, 105 and 107 between them as already described and byintercalating the corresponding borders (not numbered) of theintermediate piece between the aforesaid borders.

This very simple and very effective arrangement enables the spaceenclosed between the sides 102V and 103V to be separated into twodistinct small enclosures or compartments which are able to receiverespectively the comforter 101 and a second comforter not represented inFIGS. 1 and 2. In that manner, a proper individual holding of eachcomforter in the cover 100, and the holding of one in relation to theother of the two superposed comforters in the cover 100 are ensured. Thecomforters do not have a tendency to slide one on top of another, whichis not only an advantage in itself but contributes to the properremaining in position of the cover 100 on the bed. It is not necessarythat the two comforters are made to form one piece with each other.

If desired, it is of course possible to utilize a cover 100 providedwith such a piece of intermediate fabric with a single comforter placedas desired in one of the small enclosures. The utilization of the cover100 according to the invention provided with such a piece ofintermediate fabric enables a fast and easy adaptation of the bedding infunction of the ambient temperature.

Such an advantageous characteristic of the invention implementing anintermediate piece is also illustrated in FIGS. 8, 9, 11 and 12, whichrepresent a third embodiment of the invention.

FIGS. 4 through 7 relate to a cover 200 according to the invention,implemented according to a second embodiment, and provided with aholding device 500.

The pattern illustrated in FIG. 4 is similar to the pattern of the cover100 described with reference to FIGS. 1 through 3 with respect to itsfront part. The elements 202 through 207 and 209 through 217 of thecover 200 are identical to the elements 102 through 107 and 109 through117 of the cover 100. The area 215 of each of the second lateral borders206 is indicated by the name of the middle area 215. There is however noelement with the reference FIG. 208.

Indeed, even though the pattern of the cover 100 ends at its rear partby rear borders 108, the pieces 202 and 203 of the cover 200 extend fromthe line 218 represented in dashed-dotted lines (which is in substanceat the same level as the rear borders 108 of the cover 100), to the rearborders 219. A so-called rear area 220 extends over each of the secondlateral borders 206 between a line 218 and a rear border 219.

FIG. 5 illustrates the implementation of a cover 200 according to theinvention. The first piece of main fabric 202 and the second piece ofmain fabric 203 are joined to each other by their first lateral borders204, their intermediate borders 205 and their second lateral borders206. A holding device 500 is implemented in the manner described aboveby forming assembly areas 501 and 502. The rear areas 220 of the secondlateral borders 206 of the two pieces 202 and 203 are stitched to eachother two by two.

FIG. 6 shows that the cover 200 can be utilized in a similar manner tothe cover 100 and is therefore attached to the mattress 1 in the sameway.

The piece of double fabric 221 delimited by the areas 220, the lines 218and the rear borders 219 can be tucked under the mattress 1, preferablyby fitting it under the holding device 500, according to the directionindicated by the arrow F in FIG. 6.

The rear borders 219 are also joined between them by the detachableattachment means.

The rear areas 220 of the second lateral borders 206 are stitchedbetween them. In the same way, the front areas 209 of the first lateralborders 204 are stitched between them. The seams obtained are providedwith detachable attachment means 222, in this case press studs, wellvisible in FIGS. 6 and 7.

The front borders 207 are preferably joined by detachable attachmentmeans (for example Velcro(r)), in order to enable the insertion of acomforter 201 between the reverse sides 202V and 203V of the assembledpieces 202 and 203.

The comforter 201 can either be inserted preferably between the borders207, or furthermore between the borders 219.

If desired, in an original manner the cover 200 according to theinvention can be utilized as a sleeping-bag, as is illustrated in FIG.7.

It is indeed sufficient to remove the cover 200 and its first comforter201 from the mattress to which the cover is secured, to insert a secondcomforter 223 through the opening provided between the rear borders 219,which are then made to form one pieces again, and to attach to eachother the seams of the areas 209 and 220 by detachable attachment means222. In that manner a sleeping-bag is obtained provided with a washableand reversible cover 200. The detachable attachment means must be suchthat they ensure the holding of the sleeping-bag in closed positionduring sleep.

Such a sleeping-bag does not comprise elements that are hurtful anddisagreeable to touch such as zip fasteners. It is comfortable and,owing to the holding device 500, enables the sleeper to have a greatfreedom of movement while being well protected during sleep.

It can at any time, and in an instant, be retransformed into a classiccomforter cover, which can be perfectly secured to a bed by is holdingdevice 500.

Even though not represented in the figures, the bedding elementaccording to the invention can still be utilized in another manner. Itis sufficient to replace the comforter 223 by a thin foam mattress or byan inflatable mattress. In that manner, an auxiliary, light, complete,hygienic and comfortable bedding material is obtained.

FIGS. 8 through 13 illustrate a third embodiment of a cover 300according to the invention.

The cover 300 according to the invention is provided with a holdingdevice 600 which is suitable for being adapted to the head 3 of amattress 1, as represented in FIG. 11.

The pattern comprises six pieces of fabric 301 through 306 which arejoined in order to form the cover 300.

The piece 301 is moved and placed in a manner that it overlaps the piece303, in a manner that the rear border 307 of the piece 303 is overlayedby the line 308 of the piece 301.

The piece 302 is then turned over onto its back as can be well seen inFIG. 10, and is stitched so that the area 309 of the piece 301, the area310 of the piece 303 and the area 311 of the piece 302 are, on each sideof the cover 300, joined in a single seam, as indicated by the arrow F1from FIG. 10.

In a similar manner, the parts 312 of the lateral borders 313 of thepieces 302 and 303 are joined to each other as indicated by the arrow F2in FIG. 10. The seam is implemented up to the intersection of thelateral borders 313 with the lines 314.

Clearly, similar seams are implemented on the other side.

The pieces 301, 302, and 303 which have been thus joined together formthe lower part of the cover 300 (including the holding device 600). Thiswill be joined to the three other pieces 304, 305 and 306.

These pieces 304 through 306 are superposed one on top of another withtheir borders 315 which coincide. They are joined at the borders 315 ofthe pieces 302 and 303.

It will be noted that the cover 300 comprises, at its part destined tobe turned toward the foot 2 of the mattress 1, a structure 700 which isnot provided in order to be secured thereto. This structure 700 isreminiscent of that of the holding devices 500 of the covers 100 and 200according to the two first embodiments. It indeed comprises a firstassembly area 701 and a second assembly area 702 which are similar toareas 501 and 502. Thus, the bottom of the cover 300 has in substancethe form of an open rectangle parallelepiped, which guarantees thefreedom of movement of the sleeper. The formation of the areas 701 and702 on the basis of the areas 316 and 317 of the pieces 302 through 306is illustrated in FIG. 9.

The pieces 304, 305 and 306 are joined together by their lateral borders318 in a manner similar to that provided for the implementation of thecovers 100 and 200. The upper part of the cover 300 ends by the upperborder 319 of the piece 304, which is folded over onto the top of thecover 300.

The holding device 600 comprises assembly areas 601 and 602 analogous tothe areas 501 and 502 of the holding devices 500 already described (seeFIG. 9).

Pieces of Velcro 320 are provided in different appropriate locationsillustrated in FIGS. 8, 9, 10 and 11.

The piece 306 is an intermediate piece which is joined between thepieces 304 and 305. It advantageously enables the insertion into theupper part of the cover 300 of two comforters 321 and 322 which remaincorrectly held in place and are not liable to slide one in relation tothe other.

The cover 300 according to the invention can also, if desired, beprovided with three comforters 321, 322, and 323 in order to obtain acomfortable sleeping-bag whose cover can be completely removed, whichcan be utilized on a mattress 1, as illustrated in FIG. 11. In thiscase, the holding device 600 is secured to the head 3 of this mattress1. The sleeper has a great freedom of movement for the feet and warmth,and the holding in the correct position on the mattress during sleep isguaranteed. A double band of fabric 324 attached to the lower part ofthe cover 300 by appropriate means contributes toward ensuring that itis held fast by encircling the mattress 1 at its lower part.

If the cover 300 is not secured to a mattress, the holding device 600can be turned inside out in such a manner as to form an envelope for apillow 325 as represented in FIG. 12.

If it is desired to carry along in a practical manner the sleeping-bagcomprising the cover 300 according to the invention, it is sufficient toroll it up into the holding device 600 and to hold it closed with theband 324.

Even though that is not illustrated, the bedding elements according tothe invention can also advantageously be utilized as bedspreads. It issufficient for that to add flounces along the folding lines 116.

Implemented variants which are not explicitly specified will not departfrom the scope of the invention. Thus for example, in each pattern, itcan be decided whether or not to utilize an intermediate piece forseparating the comforters.

Lastly, it should be emphasized that, even though particular patternsare illustrated, the covers, bedding elements and holding devicesaccording to the invention can be obtained by following other patterns.

What is claimed is:
 1. A cover for a bedding element suitable forreceiving at least one comforter, said cover comprising a first mainpiece of fabric having an external face and an internal face and havinglateral borders defining a rectangular segment and at one end thereof anarrower rectangular extension thereof including a free end and a secondmain piece of fabric having an internal face and an external face,lateral borders and the same size and shape of said first main piece offabric, said first and second pieces of fabric being joined together attheir lateral borders and at one end thereof but being left unjoined atthe free end of the narrower extensions, said fabric being so joinedtogether that their external faces are outwardly exposed and their innersurfaces are positioned back-to-back, said narrower extensions beingfolded back and joined at their lateral borders to the adjacent lateralborders of said rectangular segments so as to provide flaps extendingalong the lateral borders of said segments to maintain a comforter inposition, said narrower extensions as joined to the rectangular segmentsalso defining a compartment or holding device in the form of arectangular parallelpiped open at one of its sides towards saidrectangular segments and suitable for conforming in shape to anextremity of a mattress, said compartment or holding device being formedby joining the narrower extensions to said lateral borders in such a waythat the cover is reversible so that the interior of the cover canbecome the exterior thereof.
 2. A cover according to claim 1characterized in that the fabrics are joined together by stitching.
 3. Acover according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises at leasttwo compartments each suitable for receiving a comforter.
 4. A coveraccording to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises at least threecompartments each suitable for receiving a comforter.
 5. A coveraccording to claim 1 comprising at least one intermediate piece offabric placed between the two main pieces of fabric, this intermediatepiece having dimensions such that it is suitable for being superposed onthe two other pieces by defining with them two compartments eachsuitable for receiving a comforter.
 6. A cover according to claim 1comprising elements suitable for enabling their attachment to amattress.